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Just enable the next-gen search bar for Windows 10 - I've used both and the native tool is far better on the latest versions of Windows 10 (at least in my testing).

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/144856/microsoft-testing-new-...



Somewhat. The other day I typed 'draw', wanting LibreOffice Draw (which is installed), but the top result was (Microsoft) Paint.


Thats true. But it learns pretty quick. It will become the top result if you choose the rigth (LibreOffice Draw) once or twice.


In my experience it learns - after you pick libre a couple times it will move to the top.


The article you linked is more than two years old. Is this next-gen search bar still not enabled by default?


I'm a Windows user 10, and have never even heard of this feature before.

The standard search feature in the start menu is atrocious, at least as bad as it was in Vista and 7. I actually stopped using it years ago, because it just.does.not.work. I honestly don't know how such a terrible feature has been allowed to remain in Windows for so long.

At least from the linked article, it sounds like this might solve the problem - really keen to try it out!


Still not default as far as I know. I had to enable it on my last install a year ago.


On the screenshot it looks just like what you get in start menu, but in a different screen location.




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